| VARIABLES |
NUMBER |
PERCENTAGE |
| JOB CATEGORY |
| Doctor (Specialist/Consultant) |
3 |
9.4% |
| Doctor (Resident) |
7 |
21.9% |
| Nurse |
15 |
46.9% |
| Surgery attendant |
4 |
12.5% |
| Technologist (Non lab) |
1 |
3.1% |
| Laundry Worker |
2 |
6.3% |
| WHERE INJURY OCCURED |
| Patient Room/Ward |
8 |
25.0% |
| Emergency Department |
4 |
12.5% |
| Intensive/critical Care Unit |
5 |
15.6% |
| Operating Room/Recovery |
10 |
31.3% |
| Procedure Room |
1 |
3.1% |
| Service/Utility Area |
2 |
6.3% |
| Labor and Delivery Room |
2 |
6.3% |
| WHEN INJURY OCCURED |
| During use of item |
20 |
64.5% |
| Between steps of a multi-step procedure |
4 |
12.9% |
| While recapping a used needle |
1 |
3.2% |
| Other after use, before disposal |
3 |
9.7% |
| While putting the item into the disposal container |
1 |
3.2% |
| Other, describe |
2 |
6.5% |